Telescopical bed and collapsible-chair combination



J. CHOMOS. TELESCOPICAL BED AND COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR COMBINATION.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. I9l9- Pittfilltfid Aug. 3, 1920.

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INVENTOR Jo/m Che/nos ATTORNEY APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. I9I9.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN CHOMOS, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

Application filed November 28, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CHoMos, citizen of Hungary, and resident ofToledo, in the county f Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Telescopical Bed and Collapsible-ChairCombination, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to furniture for bedrooms especially to beds, andchairs adapted for use in connection therewith.

The object of this invention is the provision of a combined bed andchair which can be used to advantage where space is limited, but whichcan readily be enlarged and unfolded when desired.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a foldable chairfor use in connection with the bed, for undressing, for holding clothesthereon, and for a seat, but which can easily be folded out of the wa iwhen not in use.

1 still further object of this invention is the provision of a bed and aspring therefor, both readily adjustable in width.

To attain these and other objects, I cinploy the devices shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a front view of myinvention, showing the chair part thereof unfolded for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view of my invention, showing the bed extended and thechair unfolded.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same showing the bed in its narrowestposition and the chair in its folded position.

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the chair part of my invention, showingthe back folded on to the seat.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the bed spring.

In the practical embodiment of my invention, the bed portion thereofconsists of adjustable bed ends connected by the usual side bars 4. Eachof said ends is made up of two sections 1 and 2. To the usual uprightcorner post of section 1 is attached horizontal extension bars 5 havingrooves 6 therein- In section 2 of the bed end, horizontal ungroovedextension bars 7 are attached to the corner post, and instead ofgrooves, have pins 8 attached for engagement with slots 6, whereby theparts 1 and 2 are made slidable one over the other for widthwiseadjustment of the end Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1920. Serial No. 341,091.

sections. An auxiliary le 17 is attached t the end of extension bar% andslides with it, spherical casters 36 being provided for said leg 17 andfor the bed posts to allow easy movement along the floor when necessary.

The bedspring 9 for use with my adjustable bed is composed of theU-shaped bars it) and 11 to which the usual springs 18 and 19 arefastened. ar 10 is smaller than bar 11 and is adapted to telescope intothe larger bar for sliding therein. To bar 10 is attached roller pin 13having enlarged collar thereon for preventing relative longitudinalmovement of the parts. Said pin 13 slides in groove 12 of bar 11 whenthe width of the spring is changed. The thickness of bar 11 and ofsprings 19 is such that there is no interference to the sliding ofsprings 18 and bar 10, when the bedspring 9 is collapsed, though theheights of the bedspring halves are not appreciably different.

Seat 15, of the chair portion of my invention, is attached to side bar 4by hinge 25, so that said seat and the parts attached thereto may beswung about hinge 25 to a position near the under side of the bed. Back16 of the chair is attached to seat 15 by hinge 17 and can be folded ont the upper face of said seat. In the unfolded position of said back,hook 20 pivoted to said seat and hooked to said back acts as a bracetherefor. Front legs 18 and rear legs 38 are foldably attached, byangles 21, to the under side of seat 15 and are arranged to permit thefolding of said legs without interference with each other. Detachablefront leg braces 19 as Well as rear leg braces 39 are foldably attachedto seat 15 by lugs 22 at pivots 23. Braces 19 have suitably shapedgrooves 24 therein for detachable connection with pins 37 of legs 18,while braces 39 have similar grooves 27 for hooking said braces aboutpins on legs 39.

To fold the chair, hook 20 and braces 19 and 39 are detached from theback and legs, which are then folded on to seat 15, forming a compactrectangular mass, which is then swung about hinge 25 on to the underside of the bed. To hold said folded chair in place under the bed, hookarm 29, supported by bracket 30, from rods 31 which run from end to endof the bed, is provided, said arm being pressed toward side 4 by sprin32, attached at one end, to bracket 30. rm 29 being pivoted at its upperend to bracket 30, is thrown back against the action of spring 32 whenthe folded chair is pushed up toward the under side of the bed. Afterthe folded back 16 of said chair is pushed past the hook portion of thearm 29, said arm is pressed forward again by spring 32 to its normalposition, whereby the hook of arm 39 engages the back 16 which rest onsaid hook, holding the folded chair in place.

For releasing the chair, bent lever 28, attached to arm 29 at point 35and suitably shaped to clear the chair both in the folded and unfoldedpositions, is operated by pull ing the upper end of lever 26, attachedto said lever 28 at 34, away from side bar 4- W' hen this is done lever26, being pivoted at 33 to side bar 4, acts to disengage the hook end ofarm 29 from the chair, allowing said chair to drop down to a positionfrom which it can readily be swung out and unfolded.

Vhat I claim is:

1. The combination of means for holding a folded chair in place under abed, comprising rods attached to the bed ends and arranged lengthwise ofsaid bed, a bracket mounted on said rods, an arm pivoted about one endof Said bracket and a spring attached at one end to said bracket andarranged to put pressure on said arm for causing said arm to supportsaid folded chair, and a lever for releasing said chair holding meansfor allowing said chair to be unfolded for use.

2. In combination with a bed, means for holding a foldable chair inplace under said bed and for allowing the release of said chair forunfolding, comprising rods attached between the bed ends, a bracketmounted on said rods, a spring pressed arm pivoted at one end about saidbracket for holding said chair in its folded position, a connectinglever lying in a horizontal. plane attached at one end to the other endof said arm and a substantially vertical lever pivoted to the side ofsaid bed and connected at its lower end to said connecting lever forallowing said arm to be operated through said lever to release saidchair.

Signed at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, this 24thday of November, A. D. 1919.

JOHN CHOMOS.

